Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-07-29
Clippings.

G. NJ. Potter writes to his faith
er that Ed. has bought another
half section of land, making 1900
acres now owned by him. He re-
ports total failure Of crops. The
hot winds of the last month hav-
ing matured the corn before the
ears had time to make their ap-
pearance. He is of the opinion
that the country does not suit him
or any one else, and the inhabit-
ants only stay there from the force
of habit. Kansas is we'll calculat-
ed to deceive: 1T looks well to the
eye, whilethereis not one-eighth
of it as good as it looks.--Lancas-
ter Excelsior.
When the thermometer reached
1860 in the shade last Saturday
the day was pronounced a blister
er but Sunday passed the record, if
not indeed all previous records,
and jumped to 107 .. At the saw
mill where the lumber seems to
have great attraction for the sun,
it was reported at 100 in the
shade. There was a good breeze
stirring most Of the day, but even
this seemed to be heated for the
occasion, but fortunately there
were no prostrations. If the oldest
inhabitant can beat this record, it
will be in order for him to make
it known.-Canton Press.
We predict prosperous devel-
opment for Missouri during the
next fels years. The crop yield of
the present season has convinced
all of the inestimable value of the
soil in this state and proved be-
yond a doubt that proper cultiva-
ton and anything like a fair sea-
son will bring about better results
in Missouri than in any other
country. Next winter we may
reasonably expect hundreds who
left the good old state to seek for
tunes in the far west, to return and
cast their lot in a country noted for
its rich lands, prosperous cities
and good people.-Monroe News.
The pickle industry in Clark
county has grown to immense
proportions. 1t is estimated that
6, 900 acres of land in the county
nave been planted to cucumbers.
The average yield is about 200
bushels per acre. The cucumbers
are sold for so cents per bushel,
and upon this calculation there
will be paid out among Clark
county farmers, for cucumbers
alone, half a million dollars. Three
firms, one from Warsaw, another
from Keokuk and a third from
Quincy, buy cucumbers in Alex
andria and the town which year
ago was declared dead beyond the
power OF resurrection, now pre-
sents general air of prosperity.
Hannibal journal.
Two weeks ago Commissioner
Black had it announced to the
world in braggadocio style that
one Patterson, blind soldier of
Elmira, New York, had just been
granted a pension of over $4,000,
the largest pension ever issued,
and that he had been kept out of
this big pension for years by re-
publican injustice. 1t now turns
out that Patterson's claim was a
fraud and that two democrats had
been hired to swear falsely in or
der to secure it, by two other dem
ocrats who after securing it, re-
fused to divide. Patterson and
two of the parties have been ar
rested and about $1,000 of the
money secured. "Turn the ras-
Gals ut."-North Missourian.
The little ,en-year-old son of
Rev. T. L. Watson, pastor of the
colored Methodist church, was
drowned while bathing in the riv-
er near the pork house last Satur-
day afternoon. His father miss
ed the boy and going to the river
he found his clothes on the bank,
and his dog rushing into the water
made him fear the worst, and gave
the alarm at once. A search for
the body found it a short distance
from where it is supposed the lit
fellow sank, but it was too late to
resuscitate him. 1t was after
wards learned that there were
other and larger boys with him at
the time who as soon as they saw
the boy sink, became frightened
and ran away. 1t being their only
child the parents grieve deeply
over their sad loss. The funeral
which was a very large one, took